With the NASA mission of the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF), the authors have obtained the opportunity to expose Bacillus subtilis spores for nearly six years to the space environment and to analyze their responses after retrieval. The experiment was mounted onto a side tray of LDEF facing space. Data shows that the chances of microorganisms surviving in free space will be greatly increased by adequate shielding against solar ultraviolet light.


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    Title :

    Long-Term Exposure of Bacterial Spores to Space


    Contributors:
    G. Horneck (author) / H. Buecker (author) / G. Reitz (author)

    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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